REVELL/MONOGRAM 1/48 * P-61 BLACK WIDOW * USAAF Northrop Night Fighter OD/Black

Description: This auction is for the 1/48 P-61 Black Widow model kit by REVELL* (a MONOGRAM reissue). *REVELL-MONOGRAM (not to be confused with REVELL-Germany, a separate entity) was purchased by Hobbico in 2007. On 30JUN2018, Hobbico declared bankruptcy and went into liquidation. The molds for these beloved kits are in limbo and may never be seen, again. Includes decals for two versions: “HUSSLIN’ HUSSY” – 422nd Night Fighter Squadron, Scorton, 1944 (to be painted Olive Drab with Invasion Stripes which are NOT included as decals) “TIMES A WASTIN”” – SNUFFY SMITH - 547th Night Fighter Squadron, PTO (Black) The Northrop P-61 Black Widow, named for the North American spider, was the first operational U.S. warplane designed as a night fighter, and the first aircraft designed to use radar. The P-61 had a crew of three: pilot, gunner, and radar operator. It was armed with four 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano M2 forward-firing cannon mounted in the lower fuselage, and four .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns mounted in a remote-controlled dorsal gun turret. It was an all-metal, twin-engine, twin-boom design developed during World War II. The first test flight was made on May 26, 1942, with the first production aircraft rolling off the assembly line in October 1943. The last aircraft was retired from government service in 1954. Although not produced in the large numbers of its contemporaries, the Black Widow was effectively operated as a night-fighter by United States Army Air Forces squadrons in the European Theater, Pacific Theater, China Burma India Theater, and Mediterranean Theater during World War II. It replaced earlier British-designed night-fighter aircraft that had been updated to incorporate radar when it became available. After the war, the P-61—redesignated the F-61—served in the United States Air Force as a long-range, all-weather, day/night interceptor for Air Defense Command until 1948, and Fifth Air Force until 1950. On the night of 14 August 1945, a P-61B of the 548th Night Fight Squadron named Lady in the Dark was unofficially credited with the last Allied air victory before VJ Day. The P-61 was also modified to create the F-15 Reporter photo-reconnaissance aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces and subsequently used by the United States Air Force. This item has been DISCONTINUED and is RARE. CONDITION: Item: NEW ♠ COMPLETE ♠ SEALED Box: GREAT- SEALED Mine is a non-smoking home, but I cannot guarantee that these items have not been in a smoking home. FREE SHIPPING, or anything shipping less than PRIORITY, uses the most economical postage and packaging. Models will always be shipped in more than just what they’re packaged in. SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS FOR OTHER ITEMS!!! I will combine my items to save on shipping, if possible! For shipments outside of the US, please check with me for Shipping and Handling charges. Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions! Don’t be shy if you’re new to e-bay! The “Fine” Print: If you will not be making an Instant Payment at auction's close, please contact me! I reserve the right to void the auction with no word within 3 days, or no payment within 7. NO NEGOTIATING AFTER THE AUCTION, PLEASE! Ask questions! Once you have bid, you are agreeing to the terms stipulated. Charges are incurred just to list an item, so backing out incurs a loss. Your attempts at negotiations, demands, etc, will be taken as your consent to cancel the transaction(s). FINALLY: I reserve the right to void the auction after closing for reasons of “difficulty”. Again, your being difficult will be your consent to cancel the transaction(s). I do this for fun – well, clearing out mathoms - not profit…

Price: 30 USD

Location: Glendora, California

End Time: 2024-08-30T02:02:42.000Z

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